How To Install dotmcp on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dotmcp on Kali Linux.

What is dotmcp

dotmcp is:

s3d is a 3d network display server which can be used as 3d desktop environment.

This package provides a mcp for s3d.

There are three methods to install dotmcp on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dotmcp Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dotmcp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dotmcp

Install dotmcp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dotmcp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dotmcp

Install dotmcp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dotmcp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dotmcp

How To Uninstall dotmcp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dotmcp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dotmcp

Uninstall dotmcp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dotmcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dotmcp

Remove dotmcp Configurations and Data

To remove dotmcp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dotmcp

Remove dotmcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dotmcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dotmcp

Dependencies

dotmcp have the following dependencies:

• libg3d-plugins
• s3d-data
• libc6
• libs3d2

References

• dotmcp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dotmcp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.